Scrivens / Olympic Men's Hockey

[ugarte]

So, Senifeld's routine had a scientific basis? Seinfeld Silver Medal

Like the Big Fat Goalie thesis, Bronze > Silver is something that occurs to everyone the first time they think about it.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

In team sports where there is a "bronze medal game", the bronze medal winner finishes on a win.  The silver medal winner finishes with a loss.  That may help in a way,

Although OTOH winning the consy in the ECAC tourney is comparable, and I never felt like that was winning anything when we won it.

[Beeeej]

In team sports where there is a "bronze medal game", the bronze medal winner finishes on a win.  The silver medal winner finishes with a loss.  That may help in a way,

Although OTOH winning the consy in the ECAC tourney is comparable, and I never felt like that was winning anything when we won it.

I think there was one year where it actually mattered for whether we got an at-large NCAA bid, but those circumstances were exceedingly rare.

[scoop85]

Yeah, the year we beat Colgate in AC we needed that win to get in.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

That's an exception, not the rule.  That's why they eliminated the consy in most conference tourneys, right?

[Trotsky]

That's an exception, not the rule.  That's why they eliminated the consy in most conference tourneys, right?

That was done at the behest of the coaches who hated them and thought they just risked injury because the players didn't play them with any degree of awareness or effort (which is dangerous).

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

That's an exception, not the rule.  That's why they eliminated the consy in most conference tourneys, right?

That was done at the behest of the coaches who hated them and thought they just risked injury because the players didn't play them with any degree of awareness or effort (which is dangerous).

Fair point.